Family reunification for migrants in Belgium in question in line with European trend
Belgium has decided to restrict the conditions of access to family reunification for migrants. This revision of the criteria is far from an isolated case in Europe, with Portugal and Germany adopting similar approaches.
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00:00The fate of migrants and their families in Belgium is decided in this highly administrative building.
00:10Last week, members of parliament passed the government bill restricting access to family reunification.
00:16This scheme enables foreign nationals with a legal residence permit to bring in one or more family members.
00:22From now on, refugees will only have six months to submit their applications.
00:27Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection will have to wait two years.
00:32The minimum income required to apply has also been increased.
00:36If someone wants to bring over their partner and to kids, that person has to earn 2,700 net income per month,
00:46which is a huge amount and I would say that the average employer in Belgium does not even earn that much.
00:53The Minister for Asylum and Migration is defending these measures because she believes in the need to reduce the influx of migrants.
01:02NGOs argue that these new rules are a disguised way of making family reunification impossible
01:08and risk plunging migrants into an even more dangerous situation.
01:12The consequences for refugees in Belgium will be a prolonged separation of their families, having an impact on their integration and inclusion in Belgian society.
01:22It is difficult to learn the language if you're preoccupied with your partner in Afghanistan, for example.
01:27And then for refugees in the countries of origin, whereas previously they could use this safe and legal pathway to come to Belgium,
01:34this is no longer available. So they will turn to human smugglers to come to Europe, to Belgium.
01:40Belgium's case is not isolated.
01:43Last week, Portugal also adopted more stringent measures for granting family reunification.
01:49In Germany, lawmakers approved the suspension of the scheme for people who do not have refugee status last month.
01:56Austria has also suspended the scheme for a period of six months.
02:01Austria has also suspended the suspension of the scheme for a period of eight months.
02:03Austria has also suspended many times.
02:04Austria can to be removed from the south internet
02:08Austria has to come to other countries in Russia.
02:09Austria has to take place within the same front of the scheme for people who do not-to be ę±°ě•Ľ-like.
02:14Austria has to be a big balance in the center of the scheme for people who do not-to-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be.
02:18Austria has to be made in the same front of the scheme for three months.
02:20Austria has to be made for people in Germany.
02:22Austria has to be viewed by October 21,eenussia the next month.
02:24Austria has to be lifted and now on an international history to our history of the quĂŞ people of the outside nation.
